Social contact, time alone, and parental subjective well-being: A focus on stay-at-home fathers using the American Time Use Survey.

Abstract Objective: The number of states in the USA that allows sales of raw milk for human consumption has been trending upwards and reached thirty-eight in 2016. These legislative changes could encourage raw milk consumption. The current study examined the determinants of weekly raw milk use by at-home meal preparers in the USA. Design: Using the 2014–2016 American Time Use Survey – Eating and Health Module, multivariate logit regressions and average marginal associations were estimated to examine how at-home meal preparer characteristics, time use and shopping choices, underlying health and the presence of at-risk individuals in households and raw milk legalisation status are associated with the probability an at-home meal preparer consumed or served raw milk during an average week. Setting: USA. Participants: At-home meal preparers aged 18 years and above. Results: Estimated average marginal associations suggested younger at-home meal preparers, male at-home meal preparers, larger sized households and households located in non-metropolitan areas were more likely to use raw milk during an average week. Married households and households with a person aged 62 years or above were less likely to use raw milk. Variables indicating health characteristics of at-home meal preparers or the presence of an at-risk individual in the household were not statistically significant. Conclusions: There are many government-sponsored information resources about the risks of raw milk currently available. Additional education may be needed to prevent illnesses from raw milk.

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From Me to You: Time Together and Subjective Well-Being in the UK

Sociology ◽

10.1177/00380385211033147 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 003803852110331

Author(s):

Giacomo Vagni

Keyword(s):

Time Use ◽

Intimate Relationships ◽

Well Being ◽

Division Of Labour ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Family Time ◽

Mothers And Fathers ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Time Use Survey ◽

The Uk

Time together as a family is a crucial dimension of family life. However, its impact on personal happiness is not well understood. I use the United Kingdom Time Use Survey 2014–2015 to study how time spent with partners and children affects daily subjective well-being. Overall, I find that family time, couple time, and time alone with children contributes significantly to mothers’ and fathers’ well-being. I show that the activities that families share together mediate an important part of the enjoyment of time together but do not entirely explain this association. This suggests that beyond what families do together, families enjoy being together. I find that fathers enjoy family time more than mothers do. I demonstrate that the unequal division of labour during family time explains this discrepancy. I conclude by discussing the recent transformations of intimate relationships.

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Unpacking the Parenting Well-Being Gap: The Role of Dynamic Features of Daily Life across Broader Social Contexts

Social Psychology Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0190272520902453 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 83 (3) ◽

pp. 207-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniela Veronica Negraia ◽

Jennifer March Augustine

Keyword(s):

Positive Emotions ◽

Negative Emotions ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Dynamic Features ◽

American Time Use Survey ◽

Contextual Variation ◽

Time Use Survey

Although public debate ensues over whether parents or nonparents have higher levels of emotional well-being, scholars suggest that being a parent is associated with a mixed bag of emotions. Drawing on the American Time Use Survey for the years 2010, 2012, and 2013 and unique measures of subjective well-being that capture positive and negative emotions linked to daily activities, we “unpack” this mixed bag. We do so by examining contextual variation in the parenting emotions gap based on activity type, whether parents’ children were present, parenting stage, and respondent’s gender. We found that parenting was associated with more positive emotions than nonparenting, but also more negative emotions. This pattern existed only during housework and leisure, not during paid work. Moreover, patterns in positive emotions existed only when parents’ children were present; patterns in negative emotions were primarily observed during earlier stages of parenting. Results were similar for men and women.

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The Impact of Terrorism on Individual Well-Being: Evidence from the Boston Marathon Bombing

The Economic Journal ◽

10.1093/ej/ueaa053 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 130 (631) ◽

pp. 2065-2104 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Andrew E Clark ◽

Orla Doyle ◽

Elena Stancanelli

Keyword(s):

Time Use ◽

Regression Discontinuity ◽

Well Being ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

American Time Use Survey ◽

Daily Data ◽

Boston Marathon Bombing ◽

Time Use Survey ◽

Boston Marathon ◽

The Impact

Abstract A growing literature has concluded that terrorism affects the economy, yet less is known about its impact on individual welfare. This article estimates the impact of the 2013 Boston marathon bombing on well-being, exploiting representative daily data from the American Time Use Survey and Well-Being Supplement. Using a combined regression discontinuity and differences-in-differences design, with the 2012 Boston marathon as a counterfactual, we find an immediate reduction in well-being of a third of a standard deviation. In particular, happiness declined sharply and negative emotions rose significantly. While the effects do not persist beyond one week, they may entail adverse health and economic consequences.

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Time Spent at Home and Alone in the United States, 2019

10.31235/osf.io/vgs2c ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kelsey Jeanne Drotning

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Time Use ◽

Low Income ◽

Black People ◽

The United States ◽

Foreign Born ◽

Social Distancing ◽

American Time Use Survey ◽

Time Use Survey ◽

At Home

Social distancing conditions implemented in response to the Covid-19 pandemic significantly altered where and with whom people were able to spend their time. By examining data from the 2019 American Time Use Survey, this study provides a baseline of how much time people spent at home, alone, and alone at home prior to the onset of the pandemic. Men, Black people, older adults, low-income households, foreign-born adults, people who live alone, and people who are unemployed spend more time alone than other groups. These findings highlight which groups in the United States already spent more time at home and more time alone pre-pandemic, forecasting how other groups time use may shift in response to Covid-19 pandemic social distancing regulations.

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